There are also several contested Assembly of Delegates seats on Cape Cod.

In the Ninth Congressional District, incumbent Democrat William Keating is being challenged by Republican Peter Tedeschi.

Four Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates seats are contested this year. In Harwich, Elizabeth Harder and Peter Hughes are on the ballot. Mary Chaffee and Madhavi Venkatesan are running Brewster, while Joe Glynn is challenging Suzanne McAuliffe in Yarmouth.

In Sandwich, James Killion and Matthew Cubetus are on the ballot for Assembly of Delegates.

Statewide, voters are making a decision in the U.S. Senate race that became contentious in the final months.

Voters will also decide on 3 ballot questions, including Question 1, which deals with nurse to patient staffing ratios. Other questions deal with the way political races are funded and gender discrimination.

There are several elected officials running uncontested this year. They include Democraatic Fourth Barnstable State Representative Sarah Peake, Republican Third Barnstable State Representative David Vieira and Democratic Barnstable/Dukes/Nantucket State Representative Dylan Fernandes.

Republican Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe also has no opponent.

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